JPS Disciples Team's Blog (6)

The sastras make it clear that taking shelter of a spiritual master is fundamental to the process of krsna consciousness. But what is a guru, and what does it mean to take shelter of a guru? Although seemingly simple questions, there are nuances that not all may be aware of, and particulars that relate to the unique circumstances of the guru and…

Please accept my blessings and good wishes. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

My office in Mayapur, commonly known as "JPS Office", was set up mainly to facilitate my disciples and wellwishers to assist me in my service to Srila Prabhupada and for me to help them to progress well in their Krishna consciousness.

I want to inform all of you that since I am no longer traveling extensively due to my health condition, I wish to step up the…

Today is the last day of the Parikrama. All the four parikrama parties were scheduled to meet each other at the junction near Yogapitha around 10am.The road from ISKCON Mayapur to Srivas Angan was filled with devotees and rickshaws. Many non parikrama devotees started going towards Yogapitha by walk,cycle and rickshaws to witness the climax of the parikrama. When we passed by this junction (which is like…

Today is the 6th day of our parikrama.Since the last 5 days many devotees in Mayapur have beenhearing how ecstatic it is visiting all the 4 parikrama parties everyday.This morning we had about forty devotees following Guru Maharaja on his car parikrama. We had devotees from Sweden, Ecuador, Russia, Switzerland andSpain following Guru Maharaja in six vehicles. Looks like Guru Maharaja's party had become the fifth parikrama…